Traveling sewing cabinet



Feb. 13, 1951 M. H. TRAEGER TRAVELING SEWING CABINET Filed June 26, 1950 pf-Ta F i .6 F. 2% 0 m H VTJ fl i w 1? u@ w Y B a M Z Patented F eb. 13, .1951

UNITED STATES PATENT oFF cE' TRAVELING SEWING CABINET Mathilda H. Traeger, Rutherford, N. J. Application June 26, 1950, Serial No. 170,341

2 Claims.

This invention relates to travelling sewing cabinets, and has for its object to provide a cabinet in which spools of thread, a pin cushion, a needl envelope, etc. may be conveniently arranged with ample room in suitable compartments for sewing appurtenances, the particular and special object being to provide means for holding the spools both in the open and in the closed position of the cabinet so as to prevent them for falling out or being disposed in helterskelter position, so that the spools are always ready for use.

- For this purpose, the invention consists in a cabinet box having a hinged cover, which in open position is so disposed that in abutting against the box, the cover with its spools is held in an inclined position, providing ready access to the user of th spool so supported by the cover, and which cover in closed position has the ends of the spool pins so disposed in respect to a partition in the box, that the spools cannot move off the pins, thereby always holding the spools in proper position when the cover is closed, no matter what position the box may take in being transported from place to place.

The invention will be further described, an embodiment will be shown in the drawings, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on line 2- 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectiontaken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a partial end view of the box corner and of the cover, and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but with the cover closed.

Similar characters of referenc indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the box or container H) has a bottom two sidewalls I2 and l2a, two walls I3 and I4, forming the front and rear walls, all these forming an open top I5.

The rear wall M, is Shorter in height than th front wall l3, and has its upper end |4a spaced from the top rim lid of the box |0.

The cover 20 consists of a flat member 2| of a length and breadth equal to the margin of the top rim |5a, so as to close the open top of the box I0. To the lower end of the fiat member 2|, there is secured a cross-piece 22, by nails 220. or the like, and the inner surface 23 of the crosspiece 22 is at right angles to the inner surface of the fiat member 2|. The cross-piece 22 supports a plurality of pins 24 for the bores 24a of spools 25. The pins 24 are parallel with the member 2| and spaced therefrom about half the diameter of the spools, so that the spools may rotate freely on the pins, while the lower spool has its end 25a rest on the cross-piece 22. One or two spools, one of larger length and the other of smaller length may be placed on a pin, or two spools of the same size, or three spools may be used.

The member 2| of the cover, with the spools supported thereby, is shown in Fig. 3, with the cross-piece 22 abutting againstsidewalls I2 and |2a, as shown in Fig. 4, indicated by the word Stop. A pivot pin 30 extends through the sidewalls I2 and l2a, and enters the ends of the crosspiece 22, and the cover 2|] moves on the pivot 30 from its open position as shown in Fig. 3, to the closed position as shown in Fig. 5. The front surface 221) of the cross-piece 22, rests on the upper surface |4a of the rear wall [4 (Fig. 5), when the cover is closed.

Within the box In, a partition 3| is provided which divides th box into two compartments 32 and 33. A needle envelope 34 ma be suitably supported in the compartment 32, by slotted cross bars 34a. The compartment 33 is intended and does accommodate the spools when the cover is closed as in Fig. 5. The important feature here is the positioning of the partition 3|. The upper end 3|a of this partition 3| is so placed as to limit the movement of the spool, the partition 3| acting as a barrier to the movement of the spool 25. The pin 24 may or may not extend over the partition 3|, Fig. 5, showing it extended; the essential feature being the barrier action of the partition 3| to the end of the spool. Thereby, when the cover 20 is closed, the spool is held in position against displacement of the spool pin, and the spools are retained in order, ready to be used, on the upswing of the cover 20, as shown in Fig. 3. It is the cooperation of the cutoff portion of the rear wall l4, the cross-piece 22 holding the spool pins, and the positioning of the partition 3| with the arcuate movement around the pivot as shown in Fig. 4, that the foregoing rule of action is obtained.

The inner walls of the box i0 may be lined with felt 40 or the like. The partition 3| may be used as a pin cushion, for which reason, it is preferably made of a cardboard center piece 3|b, covered by a felt covering 3|c. The other, compartment 32 may be used for various appurtenances.

By the cover extending laterally of the bracket, the cover abuts against the rear of the sidewalls of the box. The bracket can enter into the open space of the box, and fill the gap between the upper end of the shortened rear wall and the cover, when closed, so that the lower end of the bracket and the upper end of the rear wall form a continuous surface and prevent any articles in the box from being discharged, the box when the cover is closed being a completely closed box. The abutting of the cover against. the sidewalls limits the movement of the cover to an inclined position as shown in the drawings, giving cone venient access to the spools. When the cover is closed the spools are limited in movement by the partition. The length of the box extends from: sidewall l2 to the sidewall 12a. The width of the bracket or shelf 22 is from its free encl surface to the inner surface of the cover parallel thereto. The are movement of the free end surface of the bracket permits the bracket to position itself over the top of the rear-wall, because the rear wall top surface 14a is thinner than. the surface 221) of the bracket, forming a butt joint with a very slight space therebetween, not sufiicient for any discharge of articles from the box (Fig. The spools as shown in' Fig. 5, are limited in their movement, by the top. of. the partition. The front of the cover rests on the front wall, and the sides of. thecover on the sidewalls, thus providing with the bracket, a completely closed box, when the cover is closed.

I wish it to. be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled" in the art.

I claim:

1. In a traveling sewing cabinet having an open box formed of a bottom, a front wall, arear wall;

and side walls, a cover hinged to the box for closing said open top, said cover supporting spool pins thereon, and said box having a partition, parallel with the front and sidewalls, the combination of a bracket disposed at the lower end of the cover substantially at right angles thereto, pivot pins extending from the ends of said bracket engaging the side-walls above the rear wall, said rear wall being shorter than the front wall, the width of said bracket, and; said. cover extending laterally beyond the length of the bracket and. over the top of the front wall, the spool pins of the cover extending from the bracket to over the top of the partition, when the cover closes the box, whereby when the cover closes the box, the bracket closes the space: between the rear wall and the cover, and the movementof the spools and their pins, is limitedby the partition, and. when the cover is in open, position, the laterally extending ends of the cover abut against the sidewalls to hold the cover. with the spools. on. the. spool pinslin. an. inclined REFERENCES CITED The: following: references are: of: record: in the file of. this patent;

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